SPACEFLIGHT

Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Booster make 'picture perfect' dive after stunning mid-air hover over the Gulf

Though the Ship achieved a 'picture-perfect' soft landing in the Indian Ocean after its hour-long journey, the massive Super Heavy booster wrapped up its mission just over six minutes after liftoff.
Published: Oct 17, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

Two Russian cosmonauts just conducted a five-hour spacewalk outside the ISS

The cosmonauts' work officially began at 12:50 p.m. EDT (1650 GMT), marking the 276th spacewalk in the history of the continuously crewed International Space Station.
Published: Oct 17, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX set to launch upgraded Starship V3 for ambitious missions after successful V2 swansong

Founder Elon Musk and company leadership have loudly proclaimed Version 3's ambitious purpose: achieving orbital flight en route to the Moon and Mars.
Published: Oct 15, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX nails final Starship test flight to set the stage for bold Mars and Moon missions

The towering rocket lifted off from the Starbase facility in South Texas at 6:23 p.m. CT on Monday, October 13, 2025.
Published: Oct 14, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX set to launch Starship's 11th flight test on October 13

The launch window for the eleventh Starship flight test is scheduled to open on Monday, October 13, at 6:15 p.m. Central Time (CT).
Published: Oct 12, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

Blue Origin's New Shepard prepares for its 15th space tourism launch lifting off on October 8

The NS-36 crew includes five identified passengers: Jeff Elgin, Danna Karagussova, Dr. Clint Kelly III, Aaron Newman, and Vitalii Ostrovsky with a sixth individual whose identity remains confidential.
Published: Oct 8, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX's 90th Starlink launch of 2025 sends 28 satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral

The mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2:46 a.m. Eastern Time.
Published: Oct 7, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX prepares for its third consecutive launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on October 3

The unprecedented string of launches from California is widely attributed to recent tropical weather activity in the Atlantic.
Published: Oct 3, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket booster explodes during critical preflight engine test in Texas facility

Despite the explosion of the booster stage, Firefly Aerospace confirmed that all strict safety protocols were followed and no personnel were injured.
Published: Sep 30, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX launches 28 new Starlink satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base

The launch, which lifted off at 10:04 p.m. EDT (7:04 p.m. PT), successfully placed another cluster of internet satellites into the company's rapidly expanding constellation.
Published: Sep 29, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

Falcon 9 to deliver 28 new Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex on September 29

The flight will use a highly seasoned Falcon 9 first-stage booster, aiming for its 28th launch after supporting high-profile missions such as Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and DART.
Published: Sep 28, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

NASA and ISRO's collaborative satellite delivers groundbreaking first radar images of Earth surface

These first images confirm the mission's ability to deliver high-resolution, actionable data crucial for disaster response, infrastructure monitoring and agricultural management.
Published: Sep 26, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

After Cape Canaveral launches by SpaceX and ULA, Falcon 9 deploys 24 Starlink satellites from California

The Falcon rocket family has now completed a historic 555 orbital missions (out of 567 attempts), maintaining its exceptional 97.88% success rate across all Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy variants.
Published: Sep 26, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

NOAA's SWFO-L1 satellite launches aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center

On Wednesday, Sept. 24, a NOAA satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center to begin its mission of monitoring space weather.
Published: Sep 24, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

NOAA's SWFO-L1 satellite launches September 24 to enhance early warning of solar storms impacting Earth

NOAA is launching a permanent eye fo the Sun after the work of aging satellites and will monitor the solar climate to deliver warnings.
Updated: Sep 23, 2025  |  By Mahalekshmi P

Why NASA was forced to postpone planned docking of private spacecraft Cygnus XL with ISS

The Northrop Grumman CRS-23 mission, a cargo flight launched on September 14 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, was scheduled for September 17 arrival at ISS.
Published: Sep 18, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

Falcon 9 to deliver 24 new starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on September 17

SpaceX aims to launch 24 internet satellites into low-Earth orbit at 11:41 a.m. ET, with a backup launch time at 3:41 p.m. ET.
Published: Sep 16, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

China plans advanced mission to hit an asteroid with spacecraft and alter its course

This ambitious project aims to prove a new planetary defense strategy by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into a distant asteroid, a technique known as kinetic impact.
Published: Sep 10, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

International Space Station prepares for two back-to-back resupply missions launching this week

The ISS is gearing up for a busy week as two cargo missions are scheduled to launch just days apart, bringing vital supplies to the orbiting outpost.
Published: Sep 10, 2025  |  By Raj Naik

SpaceX prepares for a busy September with five major Falcon 9 launches

This September, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets have a dual mandate: deploying more Starlink satellites to expand global internet access and launching a vital resupply mission to the ISS.
Published: Sep 2, 2025  |  By Raj Naik